A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 104 Rantaro's Rise

"If it weren't for you protecting me, you wouldn't have done this. I'm such a useless man!"

Snapped!

While they were talking, Rantaro slapped himself hard across the face.

But A-Xia waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to do that, and said softly:

"I am a ninja, and you are the commander of this investigation team. Protecting you is a ninja's duty."

"It's a pity that we couldn't protect you safely. Even the ship we came on was destroyed by those monsters."

Rantaro sat on the ground, burying his head even deeper, because every word that Yasha had said deeply pierced his heart and made his face burn with shame.

But constant criticism was useless. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at A-Xia with a determined gaze:

"Miss A-Xia, you must hold on! I believe that both the General and Lord Aoki will send people to find us after they find out we haven't heard from them for so long!"

Ah Xia's lips moved as if she wanted to say something but didn't. In the end, she smiled and nodded.

But in her heart, things were the opposite of what Rantaro thought.

Rescue? No way.

She knew more about this investigation mission than the rest of the investigation team, all of which Matsudaira Aoki had secretly told her before he arrived.

Whether there is an elixir that can grant immortality is unknown to the shogunate, but the small boats that drift back from the sea, filled with flowers and severed limbs, are a real phenomenon.

The fact that humans could grow alongside plants was incredibly amazing to the nobles of the shogunate.

Even if there's no elixir of immortality, there must be something magical about it!

However, for the sake of secrecy, the number of survey teams sent to this island, including my group, has reached four.

But each time, only the dead, covered in blooming flowers, can return to the cherry blossom shore.

"That idiot Taiichi is still diligently catching the most heinous criminals."

"These people are all destined to be sent to this hell by the shogunate!"

"Furthermore, my father said that the samurai of the Yamada family would also have to go in the end, but Taichi was the only one who could not go."

"Hehe, luckily you became the greatest warrior in the world. The general was afraid that you would swallow the elixir of immortality and become a true god, and then you would be out of control."

"There's no such thing as a magic elixir... it's just the fantasy of a group of powerful and wealthy people..."

"Paradise Island...Paradise within hell?"

Accompanied by a soft, almost inaudible murmur, Ah-Xia fell into a coma once more.

In a dream, she vaguely saw Taiichi, who, carrying the power of thunder, suddenly descended upon her, defeated the giant monsters, and rescued her back to Edo.

......

the next day.

After checking Aya's condition again, Rantaro noticed that there were even more flowers on her body.

"This can't go on. If things continue like this, Miss A-Xia and I will really die on this island!"

"Think of a way, think of a way, you can do it, Rantaro!"

"Taiyi is so amazing, and as his good friend, you are also a powerful man!"

After circling the cave a few times and throwing a few more pieces of wood into the campfire, he walked out with a determined look in his eyes.

He cautiously observed his surroundings while thinking of various solutions, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the beach.

Wow...

The sound of waves rose, and the sun overhead left a golden band of light on the sea, so bright it was hard to open one's eyes.

Such a refreshing scene sent chills down Rantaro's spine as he returned to the place.

He will never forget the scene when they arrived there that day.

Wearing Hanfu, with similar faces, only differing in hair color and clothing accessories, the immortals embroidered with various flowers floated down from the sky.

Upon seeing this scene, the samurai of the investigation team seemed to go mad, all rushing over and kneeling in worship.

But for some reason, Rantaro felt that Taichi was the real immortal, rather than the one before him.

It was this very idea that kept him alive.

Of course, this also includes Ah-Xia, who is standing next to me and has similar thoughts.

Some of the immortals were expressionless, some had amused smiles, and some looked impatient.

Then they suddenly transformed, their bodies torn apart and enlarged, becoming a giant monster with only a plant body but relying on a human and human limbs.

Upon seeing this scene, he was so frightened that his mind went blank. However, although Ah Xia was shocked, she didn't seem too surprised and pulled him away to run away.

To Rantaro's surprise, the monsters didn't chase after them; instead, they watched the direction they fled and revealed a cryptic smile.

He thought he had escaped death, but what followed was just the beginning of a nightmare.

A giant with a fish head, a Buddhist rosary around his neck, six arms, two arms extending from his eye sockets, standing twenty or thirty meters tall, wielding a staff.

There are also butterflies with human faces and centipedes with arms and legs made of human fingers.

There isn't a single normal creature on the entire island!

"No, I can't think about this anymore. I need to be strong!"

Rantaro shook his head vigorously, then clenched his fists, stomped his feet, and tried to encourage himself.

"Taiyi once said that although my martial arts luck is not good, my official luck is good. I am sure I will be able to turn bad luck into good luck this time!"

Having said that, they began to act, searching along the coast.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off, and finally, on a beach, they found a perfectly intact little boat!

"That's great... Waaah!" Rantaro's legs went weak, and he knelt helplessly on the beach, covering his mouth tightly, but tears kept flowing from his eyes.

Snapped!

He slapped himself again to calm himself down as quickly as possible, and then began to carefully examine his surroundings.

Once it was clear that there was no danger, I quickly ran over, picked up the rope from the seawater, hoisted it onto my shoulder, and pulled it back the way I came.

“Ah Xia’s body can’t go very far. If I were to carry her, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have enough strength. If we pull the boat closer now, we can save a lot of energy when we leave… Huh?”

With his head down and his face flushed red, Rantaro inadvertently discovered that a human-faced butterfly was resting on his right hand, which was gripping the cable, and its stinger was already embedded in his palm.

“Hiss~ It hurts!”

He instinctively pulled his hand away, and the butterfly-shaped hand flew away. Looking at his swollen hand, he merely frowned and turned his attention back to pulling the cable.

They worked on it from day to sunset, but the success was still gratifying.

He finally pulled the small boat to a spot less than a kilometer from the cave where he and A-Xia were hiding.

"Phew, so tired!" Rantaro tossed the rope aside, plopped down on the beach, and chuckled as he watched the setting sun, half-submerged in the sea.

"Hehe, I actually did it! When Aya and I return to Edo, I'm going to show off to Taiichi and let him see just how brave and valiant Lord Rantaro is!"